NEW DELHI: Aviation watchdog DGCA has put SpiceJet beneath “enhanced monitoring“amid the funds” airlines Facing multiple financial headwinds in recent months, a senior official said on Tuesday, but the carrier denied any such development.
It also comes against the backdrop of various lessors seeking repossession of aircraft leased to SpiceJet and some of the cases have been settled by the airline.
The Directorate General of civil aviation (DGCA) has put SpiceJet under enhanced surveillance for more than three weeks now and it is an ongoing process, the official told PTI.
According to the regulatory official, the enhanced surveillance includes increased night surveillance and spot checks.
The focus is to ensure that due to financial issues, there are no potential adverse impacts on the flight operations and that there is no “slicing corners” on safety, the official said on the condition of anonymity.
The enhanced surveillance is also to check whether safety obligations are being met or not, the official added.
When contacted, a SpiceJet spokesperson said, “the guidelines is admittedly fallacious and is strongly denied”.
No such verbal exchange has been gained by way of the airline from the DGCA, the spokesperson stated in a observation.
SpiceJet, which has been dealing with more than a few headwinds, has settled the problems with sure airplane lessors.
On June 21, the airline stated it has entered right into a agreement settlement with Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC), a lesser one for its Q400 planes.
It also comes against the backdrop of various lessors seeking repossession of aircraft leased to SpiceJet and some of the cases have been settled by the airline.
The Directorate General of civil aviation (DGCA) has put SpiceJet under enhanced surveillance for more than three weeks now and it is an ongoing process, the official told PTI.
According to the regulatory official, the enhanced surveillance includes increased night surveillance and spot checks.
The focus is to ensure that due to financial issues, there are no potential adverse impacts on the flight operations and that there is no “slicing corners” on safety, the official said on the condition of anonymity.
The enhanced surveillance is also to check whether safety obligations are being met or not, the official added.
When contacted, a SpiceJet spokesperson said, “the guidelines is admittedly fallacious and is strongly denied”.
No such verbal exchange has been gained by way of the airline from the DGCA, the spokesperson stated in a observation.
SpiceJet, which has been dealing with more than a few headwinds, has settled the problems with sure airplane lessors.
On June 21, the airline stated it has entered right into a agreement settlement with Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC), a lesser one for its Q400 planes.